- Mon Mar 3 1997 Still Netting after all these years
One would expect the man known as the "father of the Internet" to resemble
an aged Fred McMurray--retired,
nostalgic, and wrapped in a cardigan. But nearly 30 years after joining the
team of engineers that erected ARPANET, the Department of Defense-sponsored
predecessor to the Internet, Vinton G. Cerf is still very much on the job.
Posted by Nick Wingfield
- Wed Sep 2 2009 At 40, the Internet still reshaping history
The Net has crushed geographic barriers and withstood extraordinary growing pains. But the human race has work to do adapting to its creation.
Posted by Stephen Shankland
- Mon Oct 11 2004 Optical networking: The next generation
Forget Internet2. The National LambdaRail is the most ambitious network research project going.
Posted by Marguerite Reardon
- Wed May 21 2003 30 years of Ethernet gains
As a key technology behind the Internet hits a milestone birthday, its inventor, Bob Metcalfe, says the protocol faces a new generation of "Godzillas" to conquer.
Posted by Paul Festa
- Wed May 7 1997 GTE aims for one-stop shopping
Its acquisition of BBN means GTE is in a full-court press to become a one-stop shop for communications.
Posted by CNET News.com Staff
